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Fox v. Weiner (In re Fox)

  • Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 7 months 1 week ago
Citation:
No. 24-10423 (11th Circuit, Jul 14,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit affirmed the district court’s and bankruptcy court’s decisions to deny Debtor’s appeal and motion to reconsider. The bankruptcy court did not...
Judge(s):
Jordan, Luck, and Abudu
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Shoults v. Brown (In re Shoults)

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 7 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 24-1666 (8th Circuit, Jul 15,2025) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held a bankruptcy court did not err in disallowing the chapter 7 debtors' claimed exemption in a prepetition, contingent, unliquidated personal...
Judge(s):
Loken, Arnold, and Kelly
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USA v Brian Fenner

  • Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 7 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
Nos. 23-2177 & 24-1089 (7th Circuit, Jul 01,2025) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit affirmed Defendants’ convictions. Rudimentary math and attention to detail do not constitute expert testimony. The allowance of summary witness...
Judge(s):
Easterbrook, Jackson-Akiwumi, and Kolar
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Don Smith, et al v. Sonya Slott, et al

Citation:
23-12522 (11th Circuit, Jun 24,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
11th Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court’s approval of a settlement between the bankruptcy estate’s trustee and a creditor, Green Tech Development, LLC.
Judge(s):
NEWSOM, LUCK, and ANDERSON
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Jacqueline Sterling v Southlake Nautilus Health & Racquett Club, Incorpo

  • Summarized by Jonathan Batiste , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • 8 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 24-2021 (7th Circuit, Jun 20,2025) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit reversed in part and vacated in part the district court's judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s awarding of reduced attorney’s fees to Debtor...
Judge(s):
Rovner, Brennan, and St. Eve
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Mission Hen, LLC V. Lee (In re Lee)

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 9 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
No. 23-4220 (9th Circuit, May 22,2025) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a bankruptcy court's order confirming a chapter 13 plan over a creditor's objections. Most notably, the court held, as a matter of first...
Judge(s):
Mary M. Schroeder, William A. Fletcher, and Consuelo M. Callahan
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Soussis v. Macco (In re Soussis)

  • Summarized by David Treacy , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
  • 9 months 2 weeks ago
Citation:
Docket No. 22-155 (2nd Circuit, May 09,2025) Published
Case Status:
Reversed and Remanded
Ruling:
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals held a standing trustee cannot keep a percentage fee collected from a debtor’s pre-confirmation payments if a chapter 13 plan isn't confirmed. While 28 U.S.C....
Judge(s):
SACK, CARNEY, and BIANCO
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GABRIEL BRAVO On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

  • Summarized by Michael Myers , Ballard Spahr LLP
  • 10 months 1 week ago
Citation:
24-1657 (3rd Circuit, Apr 17,2025) Not Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court, which had upheld the bankruptcy court's overruling of the debtor's claim objection based on res judicata.
Judge(s):
Hardiman, Porter, and Smith
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Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc.

  • Summarized by Caleb Chaplain , U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Virginia
  • 12 months 1 day ago
Citation:
24-60025 (5th Circuit, Mar 03,2025) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed
Ruling:
The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment on grounds of judicial estoppel, as well as the denial of Keathley’s motion for reconsideration. The court found no...
Judge(s):
Higginbotham, Stewart, and Haynes
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TRAVIS P. SASSER V. MICHAEL BRANDON BURNETT

  • Summarized by Jennifer Lyday , Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC
  • 12 months 1 day ago
Citation:
No. 24-1374; No. 24-1436 (4th Circuit, Mar 05,2025) Published
Case Status:
Affirmed in part and Reversed in part
Ruling:
The 4th Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy court's determination that the debtor's sale of her residence without prior approval of the bankruptcy court violated the terms of the Local Rule, but it...
Judge(s):
Chief Judge Albert Diaz; Circuit Judge George Steven Agee; Circuit Judge Paul Victor Niemeyer
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